artifact with in a test unit, tests units w/in a site and sites w/a region

measuring provenience

horizontal

x,y

How to measure horizontal province?

measure x and y axis

datum point

forensic context

provience

not enough time

feature is used as the datum point

Body in pieces

centroid

Sites location

site or sites are linked to the object of the land scape providing a reference point of the researches, law enforcement and others

measuring provenience vertical

depth

artifact and horizontal line extended from a datum point in the test unit

shovel string method

Measure elevation

topographic map

us geologic survey

Level forms

are filled out for every level of every test unit in a site or project

arbitrary levels first or natural stratigraphy

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Recording info

artifact to testing unit to site

Good level forms have

digging record horizontal, vertical location, of test unit site, horizontal and vertical location of artifacts, w/ in test unit soil chance of the unit, what other records might have info of levels

geolocation

out of place or away

matrix

smell decomp

wet gasoline

charcoal

low pits of types of things

measuring Stratigraphy

id different strata in profile based on different in soil color, texture, display ext, cultural or biological, marking different strata occur at regular intervals, record info of either on level form or other form

associating record w/ objects

coordinate recording or collecting ensure that as much info related to an artifact as possible know during after an archeo dig

Basic rules of record keeping

everything has context info

everything has a date and the names of those excavating

everything has basic description

everything has info linking it to other info

Record process keep in mind

someone who is not you will be doing analyses

doc twice if you documented it once

Back up info

info your record should legible and should be say to read

important of photos

documentation of artifacts, features, changes in stratigraphy, and other info of interest to archaeologists should always include a ton pics

P and S

point and shoot

cameras easier to use, w/ mass of the camera is automated

slr/psr cameras

more work because you do the input

single lens reflex or digital single lens reflex

archae fundamentals of photo

artifact is the subject of the photo, fill the entire pic

context and artifact

no filters, photoshop and effects

letter boards

info attached to pic

tips and best practice of photos

photos midday reduces shadows

taking photos in the shade eliminates shadow but add color

include color scale scale in your photo to help rep any color loss or modification

card or plastic w/ standard color on it

orientation w/ photo

orient viewer where pic was

orient view w/ arrow pointing north

10cm

CRM

cultural recourse management

general field procedures

stabilization

cleaning

repair

cleaning

clean dirt off an artifact but don't over clean

sometime debris is important

stabilization

1) remove stuff around artifact

2) then remove the artifact in one piece

repair

lab offside

min repairs needed to be on site to help preserve the artifact and make sense of it

forensic contexts

repairs may include reuniting artifacts w/ known association in the process of the collection and curation

polyinyl butryal

preserviative for archaeology only

inorganic materials

weapons modern clothes, and other organic material must be similary created and collect

document clothes

Dig Day pick up

Parking lot f for van ride to the cementary

first group at 7:15 am-7:45 am

Eat Break fast early

no phone

5 groups of 4, and 1 group of 3

Equipment managers

signing out in and for each dig team, team names date, check in/out

8:30 Am

canopy set up and excavate

one or two piles be at least 6 ft (2m) from grave your digging

adjustment b/c of grave

moderate pace

dig until 4 ft

or change if soil and smell changes

if something other then dirt call

cremations

btw ground surface and burial

treat it like a burial

return it later

after finding dig

2 students: trowl

1 bucket

1 person screening

rotate!!!

encountering burial

excavation depth 4ft change in soil

decomp glove up mask of body bag

call someone pic of remains in situ

excavation form

Journal

establish boundaries and pedestal

staff member w/ burial

prelimary comparison between the individual who has bee found and the person we are supposed to be exhuming

SBCSD call if keep going if no the person

after pedal staling

journal entry, photo forms

remove grave but only after dr. grey consulation

Photo + letter board

Prelimary analysis

secondary comparison

DOJ bone and tissue

Reburial remains

sampling complete, or determination has been made regarding a match between exhumed individual and rebury